Poem-a-Day
Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
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Destiny O. Birdsong: "I Go Back to Myself, Apri...
4 min
1427
Kayleb Rae Candrilli: "Daytona 500"
3 min
1428
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The Understudy"
3 min
1429
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
1430
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1431
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
1432
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1433
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
1434
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1435
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1436
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1437
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1438
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1439
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1440
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1441
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1442
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
1443
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
1444
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min
1445
César Vallejo: "Spider"
3 min
1446
Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 60"
3 min
1447
Leonora Speyer "The Locust"
1 min
1448
Kit Robinson: "Leaves of Today"
2 min
1449
Xan Phillips: "I Never Felt Comfortable in My O...
3 min
1450
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: "Lineage Anagrams II"
3 min